Isolated nucleic acid molecule encoding cancer associated antigen, the antigen itself, and uses thereof

ABSTRACT

The invention relates to the isolation of a nucleic acid molecule which encodes a cancer associated antigen. Also a part of the invention is the antigen itself, and the uses of the nucleic acid molecule and the antigen, and peptides derived from it.

RELATED APPLICATION

This application is a divisional application of Ser. No. 09/061,709, filed Apr. 17, 1998, now U.S. Pat. No. 6,297,364.

FIELD OF THE INVENTION

This invention relates to an antigen associated with cancer, the nucleic acid molecule encoding it, as well as the uses of these.

BACKGROUND AND PRIOR ART

It is fairly well established that many pathological conditions, such as infections, cancer, autoimmune disorders, etc., are characterized by the inappropriate expression of certain molecules. These molecules thus serve as “markers” for a particular pathological or abnormal condition. Apart from their use as diagnostic “targets”, i.e., materials to be identified to diagnose these abnormal conditions, the molecules serve as reagents which can be used to generate diagnostic and/or therapeutic agents. A by no means limiting example of this is the use of cancer markers to produce antibodies specific to a particular marker. Yet another non-limiting example is the use of a peptide which complexes with an MHC molecule, to generate cytolytic T cells against abnormal cells.

Preparation of such materials, of course, presupposes a source of the reagents used to generate these. Purification from cells is one laborious, far from sure method of doing so. Another preferred method is the isolation of nucleic acid molecules which encode a particular marker, followed by the use of the isolated encoding molecule to express the desired molecule.

Two basic strategies have been employed for the detection of such antigens, in e.g., human tumors. These will be referred to as the genetic approach and the biochemical approach. The genetic approach is exemplified by, e.g., dePlaen et al., Proc. Natl. Sci. USA 85: 2275 (1988), incorporated by reference. In this approach, several hundred pools of plasmids of a cDNA library obtained from a tumor are transfected into recipient cells, such as COS cells, or into antigen-negative variants of tumor cell lines which are tested for the expression of the specific antigen. The biochemical approach, exemplified by, e.g., O. Mandelboim, et al., Nature 369: 69 (1994) incorporated by reference, is based on acidic elution of peptides which have bound to MHC-class I molecules of tumor cells, followed by reversed-phase high performance liquid chromography (HPLC).

Antigenic peptides are identified after they bind to empty MHC-class I molecules of mutant cell lines, defective in antigen processing, and induce specific reactions with cytotoxic T-lymphocytes. These reactions include induction of CTL proliferation, TNF release, and lysis of target cells, measurable in an MTT assay, or a ⁵¹Cr release assay.

These two approaches to the molecular definition of antigens have the following disadvantages: first, they are enormously cumbersome, time-consuming and expensive; and second, they depend on the establishment of cytotoxic T cell lines (CTLs) with predefined specificity.

The problems inherent to the two known approaches for the identification and molecular definition of antigens is best demonstrated by the fact that both methods have, so far, succeeded in defining only very few new antigens in human tumors. See, e.g., van der Bruggen et al., Science 254: 1643-1647 (1991); Brichard et al. J. Exp. Med. 178: 489-495 (1993); Coulie, et al., J. Exp. Med. 180: 35-42 (1994); Kawakami, et al., Proc. Natl. Acad. Sci. USA 91: 3515-3519 (1994).

Further, the methodologies described rely on the availability of established, permanent cell lines of the cancer type under consideration. It is very difficult to establish cell lines from certain cancer types, as is shown by, e.g., Oettgen, et al., Immunol. Allerg. Clin. North. Am. 10: 607-637 (1990). It is also known that some epithelial cell type cancers are poorly susceptible to CTLs in vitro, precluding routine analysis. These problems have stimulated the art to develop additional methodologies for identifying cancer associated antigens.

One key methodology is described by Sahin, et al., Proc. Natl. Acad. Sci. USA 92: 11810-11913 (1995), incorporated by reference. Also, see U.S. Pat. No. 5,698,396, and application Ser. No. 08/479,328, filed on Jun. 7, 1995 and Jan. 3, 1996, respectively. All three of these references are incorporated by reference. To summarize, the method involves the expression of cDNA libraries in a prokaryotic host. (The libraries are secured from a tumor sample). The expressed libraries are then immunoscreened with absorbed and diluted sera, in order to detect those antigens which elicit high titer humoral responses. This methodology is known as the SEREX method (“Serological identification of antigens by Recombinant Expression Cloning”). The methodology has been employed to confirm expression of previously identified tumor associated antigens, as well as to detect new ones. See the above referenced patent applications and Sahin, et al., supra, as well as Crew, et al., EMBO J 144: 2333-2340 (1995)

This methodology has been applied to a range of tumor types, including those described by Sahin et al., supra, and Pfreundschuh, supra, as well as to esophogeal caner (Chen et al., Proc. Natl. Acad. Sci. USA 94: 1914-1918 (1997)); lung cancer (Güre et al., Cancer Res. 58: 1034-1041 (198)); colon cancer (Ser. No. 08/948,705 filed Oct. 10, 1997) incorporated by reference, and so forth. Among the antigens identified via SEREX are the SSX2 molecule (Sahin et al., Proc. Natl. Acad. Sci. USA 92: 11810-11813 (1995) ; Tureci et al., Cancer Res. 56: 4766-4772 (1996); NY-ESO-1 Chen, et al., Proc. Natl. Acad. Sci. USA 94: 1914-1918 (1997); and SCP1 (Ser. No. 08/892,705 filed Jul. 15, 1997) incorporated by reference. Analysis of SEREX identified antigens has shown overlap between SEREX defined and CTL defined antigens. MAGE-1, tyrosinase, and NY-ESO-1 have all been shown to be recognized by patient antibodies as well as CTLs, showing that humoral and cell mediated responses do act in concert.

It is clear from this summary that identification of relevant antigens via SEREX is a desirable aim. The inventors have modified standard SEREX protocols and have screened a cell line known to be a good source of the antigens listed supra, using allogeneic patient sample. A new antigen has been identified in this way, and has been studied. The antigen, referred to hereafter as “CT7”, is one aspect to the invention, which is discussed in the Detailed Description which follows.

DETAILED DESCRIPTION EXAMPLE 1

The melanoma cell referred to as SK-MEL-37 was used, because it has been shown to express a number of members of the CT antigen family, including MAGE-1 (Chen et al., Proc. Natl. Acad. Sci USA 91: 1004-1008 (1994); NY-ESO-1 (Chen et al. Proc. Natl. Acad. Sci. USA 94: 1914-1918 (1997)); and various members of the SSX family (Gure et al., Int. J. Cancer 72: 965-971 (1997)).

Total RNA was extracted from cultured samples of SK-MEL-37 using standard methods, and this was then used to construct a cDNA library in commercially available, λZAP expression vector, following protocols provided by the manufacturer. The cDNA was then transfected into E. coli and screened, following Sahin et al., Proc. Natl. Acad. Sci. USA 92: 11810-11813 (1995), incorporated by reference, and Pfreundschuh, U.S. Pat. No. 5,698,396, also incorporated by reference. The screening was done with allogeneic patient serum “NW38”. This serum had been shown, previously, to contain high titer antibodies against MAGE-1 and NY-ESO-1. See, e.g., Jäger et al., J. Exp. Med. 187: 265-270 (1998), incorporated by reference. In brief, serum was diluted 1:10, preabsorbed with lysates of transfected E. coli, further diluted to 1:2000, and then incubated overnight at room temperature with nitrocellulose membranes containing phage plaques, prepared in accordance with Sahin et al., and Pfreundschuh, supra. The library contained a total of 2.3×10⁷ primary clones. After washing, the filters were incubated with alkaline phosphatase conjugated, goat anti-human Fcγ secondary antibodies, and were then visualized by incubating with 5-bromo-4-chloro-3-indolyl phosphate, and nitroblue tetrazolium.

After screening 1.5×10⁵ of the clones, a total of sixty-one positives had been identified. Given this number, screening was stopped, and the positive clones were subjected to further analysis.

EXAMPLE 2

The positive clones identified in example 1, supra, were purified, the inserts were excised in vitro, and inserted into a commercially available plasmid, pBK-CMV, and then evaluated on the basis of restriction mapping with EcoRI and XbaI. Clones which represented different inserts on the basis of this step were sequenced, using standard methodologies.

There was a group of 10 clones, which could not be classified other than as “miscellaneous genes”, in that they did not seem to belong to any particular family. They consisted of 9 distinct genes, of which four were known, and five were new. The fifty one remaining clones were classified into four groups. The data are presented in Tables 1 and 2, which follow.

The largest group are genes related to KOC (“KH-domain containing gene, overexpressed in cancer which has been shown to be overexpressed in pancreatic cancer, and maps to chromosome 7p11.5. See Müeller-Pillasch et al., Oncogene 14: 2729-2733 (1997). Two of the 33 were derived from the KOC gene, and the other 31 were derived from two previously unidentified, but related genes.

Eleven clones, i.e., Group 2, were MAGE sequences. Four were derived from MAGE-4a, taught by DePlaen et al, Immunogenetics 40: 360-369, Genbank U10687, while the other 7 hybridized to a MAGE-4a probe, derived from the 5′ sequence, suggesting they belong to the MAGE family.

The third group consisted of five clones of the NY-ESO-1 family. Two were identical to the gene described by Chen et al., Proc. Natl. Acad. Sci. USA 94: 1914-1918 (1997), and in Ser. No. 08/725,182, filed Oct. 3, 1996, incorporated by reference. The other three were derived from a second member of the NY-ESO-1 family, i.e., LAGE-1. See U.S. application Ser. No. 08/791,495, filed Jan. 27, 1997 and incorporated by reference.

The fourth, and final group, which is the subject of the invention, related to a novel gene referred to as CT7. This gene, the sequence of which is presented as SEQ ID NO: 1, was studied further.

TABLE 1 SEREX-idcntified genes from allogeneic screening of SK-MEL-37 library Gene group # of clones Comments KOC 33 derived from 3 related genes MAGE 11 predomiantly MAGE-4a (see text) NY-ESO-1 5 derived from 2 related genes (NY-ESO-1, LAGE-1) CT7 2 new cancer/testis antigen Miscellaneous 10 see Table 2

TABLE 2 SEREX-identified genes from allogeneic screening of SK-MEL-37 library--Miscellaneous group Clone designation Gene MNW-4, MNW-7 S-adenyl homocysteine hydrolase MNW-6a Glutathione synthetase MNW-24 proliferation-associated protein p38-2G4 MNW-27a phosphoribosyl pyrophophate synthetase-associated protein 39 MNW-6b unknown gene, identical to scquence tags from pancreas, uterus etc. MNW-14b unknown gene, identical to sequence tags from lung, brain, fibroblast etc. MNW-34a unknown gene, identical to sequence tags from multiple tissues MNW-17 unknown gene, identical to sequences tags from pancreas and fetus MNW-29a unknown gene, no significant sequence homology, universally expressed

EXAMPLE 3

The two clones for CT7, referred to supra, were 2184 and 1965 base pairs long. Analysis of the longer one was carried out. It presented an open reading frame of 543 amino acids, which extended to the 5′ end of the sequence, indicating that it was a partial cDNA clone.

In order to identify the complete sequence, and to try to identify additional, related genes, a human testicular cDNA library was prepared, following standard methods, and screened with probes derived from the longer sequence, following standard methods.

Eleven positives were detected, and sequenced, and it was found that all derived from the same gene. When the polyA tail was excluded, full length transcript, as per SEQ ID NO: 1, consisted of 4265 nucleotides, broken down into 286 base pairs of untranslated 5′-region, a coding region of 3429 base pairs, and 550 base pairs of untranslated 3′ region. The predicted protein is 1142 amino acids long, and has a calculated molecular mass of about 125 kilodaltons. See SEQ ID NO: 2.

The nucleic acid and deduced amino acid sequences were screened against known databases, and there was some homology with the MAGE-10 gene, described by DePlaen et al., Immunogenetics 40: 360-369 (1994). The homology was limited to about 210 carboxy terminal amino acids, i.e., amino acids 908-1115 of the subject sequence, and 134-342 of MAGE-10. The percent homology was 56%, rising to 75% when conservative changes are included.

There was also extensive homology with a sequence reported by Lucas et al., Canc. Res. 58: 743-752 (1998), and application Ser. No. 08/845,528 filed Apr. 25, 1997, also incorporated by reference. A total of 14 nucleotides differ in the open reading frame, resulting in a total of 11 amino acids which differ between the sequences.

The 5′ region of the nucleotide and sequence and corresponding amino acid sequence demonstrates a strikingly repetitive pattern, with repeats rich in serine proline, glutamine, and leucine, with an almost invariable core of PQSPLQI (SEQ ID NO: 3) In the middle of the molecule, 11 almost exact repeats of 35 amino acids were observed. The repetitive portions make up about 70% of the entire sequence, begin shortly after translation initiation, at position 15, and ending shortly before the region homologous to MAGE 4a.

EXAMPLE 4

The expression pattern for mRNA of CT7 was then studied, in both normal and malignant tissues. RT-PCR was used, employing primers specific for the gene. The estimated melting temperature of the primers was 65-70° C., and they were designed to amplify 300-600 base pair segments. A total of 35 amplification cycles were carried out, at an annealing temperature of 60° C. Table 3, which follows, presents the data for human tumor tissues. CT7 was expressed in a number of different samples. Of fourteen normal tissues tested, there was strong expression in testis, and none in colon, brain, adrenal, lung, breast, pancreas, prostate, thymus or uterus tissue.

There was low level expression in liver, kidney, placenta and fetal brain with fetal brain showing three transcripts of different size. The level of expression was at least 20-50 times lower than in testis. Melanoma cell lines were also screened. Of these 7 of the 10 tested showed strong expression, and one showed weak expression.

TABLE 3 CT7 mRNA expression in various human tumors by RT-PCR Tumor type mRNA, positive/total Melanoma  7/10 Breast cancer  3/10 Lung cancer 3/9 Head/neck cancer  5/14 Bladder cancer 4/9 Colon cancer  1/10 Leimyosarcoma 1/4 synovial sarcoma 2/4 Total 26/70

EXAMPLE 5

Southern blotting experiments were then carried out to determine if if CT7 belonged to a family of genes. In these experiments, genomic DNA was extracted from normal human tissues. It was digested with BamHI, EcoRI, and HindIII, separated on a 0.7% agarose gel, blotted onto a nitrocellulose filter, and hybridized, at high stringency (65° C., aqueous buffer), with a ³²P labelled probe, derived from SEQ ID NO: 1.

The blotting showed anywhere from two to four bands, suggesting one or two genes in the family.

The foregoing examples describe the isolation of a nucleic acid molecule which encodes a cancer associated antigen. “Associated” is used herein because while it is clear that the relevant molecule was expressed by several types of cancer, other cancers, not screened herein, may also express the antigen.

The invention relates to those nucleic acid molecules which encode the antigen CT7 as described herein, such as a nucleic acid molecule consisting of the nucleotide sequence SEQ ID NO: 1. Also embraced are those molecules which are not identical to SEQ ID NO: 1, but which encode the same antigen.

Also a part of the invention are expression vectors which incorporate the nucleic acid molecules of the invention, in operable linkage (i.e., “operably linked”) to a promoter. Construction of such vectors, such as viral (e.g., adenovirus or vaccinia virus) mutated or attenuated viral vectors is well within the skill of the art, as is the transformation or transfection of cells, to produce eukaryotic cell lines, or prokaryotic cell strains which encode the molecule of interest. Exemplary of the host cells which can be employed in this fashion are COS cells, CHO cells, yeast cells, insect cells (e.g., Spodoptera frugiperda), NIH 3T3 cells, and so forth. Prokaryotic cells, such as E. coli and other bacteria may also be used. Any of these cells can also be transformed or transfected with further nucleic acid molecules, such as those encoding cytokines, e.g., interleukins such as IL-2, 4, 6, or 12 or HLA or MHC molecules.

Also a part of the invention is the antigen described herein, both in original form and in any different post translational modified form. The molecule is large enough to be antigenic without any posttranslational modification, and hence it is useful as an immunogen, when combined with an adjuvant (or without it), in both precursor and post-translationally modified forms. Antibodies produced using this antigen, both poly and monoclonal, are also a part of the invention as well as hybridomas which make monoclonal antibodies to the antigen. The whole protein can be used therapeutically, or in portions, as discussed infra. Also a part of the invention are antibodies against this antigen, be these polyclonal, monoclonal, reactive fragments, such as Fab, F(ab)₂′ and other fragments, as well as chimeras, humanized antibodies, recombinantly produced antibodies, and so forth.

As is clear from the disclosure, one may use the proteins and nucleic acid molecules of the invention diagnostically. The SEREX methodology discussed herein is premised on an immune response to a pathology associated antigen. Hence, one may assay for the relevant pathology via, e.g., testing a body fluid sample of a subject, such as serum, for reactivity with the antigen per se. Reactivity would be deemed indicative of possible presence of the pathology so, too, could one assay for the expression of the antigen via any of the standard nucleic acid hybridization assays which are well known to the art, and need not be elaborated upon herein. One could assay for antibodies against the subject molecule, using standard immunoassays as well.

Analysis of SEQ ID NO: 1 will show that there are 5′ and 3′ non-coding regions presented therein. The invention relates to those isolated nucleic acid molecules which contain at least the coding segment, i.e., nucleotides 54-593, and which may contain any or all of the non-coding 5′ and 3′ portions.

As was discussed supra, study of other members of the “CT” family reveals that these are also processed to peptides which provoke lysis by cytolytic T cells. There has been a great deal of work in motifs for various MHC or HLA molecules, which is applicable here. Hence, a further aspect of the invention is a therapeutic method, wherein one or more peptides derived from CT7 which bind to an HLA molecule on the surface of a patient's tumor cells are administered to the patient, in an amount sufficient for the peptides to bind to the MHC/HLA molecules, and provoke lysis by T cells. Any combination of peptides may be used. These peptides, which may be used alone or in combination, as well as the entire protein or immunoreactive portions thereof, may be administered to a subject in need thereof, using any of the standard types of administration, such as intravenous, intradermal, subcutaneous, oral, rectal, and transdermal administration. Standard pharmaceutical carriers, adjuvants, such as saponins, GM-CSF, and interleukins and so forth may also be used. Further, these peptides and proteins may be formulated into vaccines with the listed material, as may dendritic cells, or other cells which present relevant MHC/peptide complexes.

Similarly, the invention contemplates therapies wherein nucleic acid molecules which encode CT-7, one or more or peptides which are derived from CT-7 are incorporated into a vector, such as a vaccinia or adenovirus based vector, to render it transfectable into eukaryotic cells, such as human cells. Similarly, nucleic acid molecules which encode one or more of the peptides may be incorporated into these vectors, which are then the major constituent of nucleic acid bases therapies.

Any of these assays can also be used in progression/regression studies. One can monitor the course of abnormality involving expression of CT-7 simply by monitoring levels of the protein, its expression, antibodies against it and so forth using any or all of the methods set forth supra.

It should be clear that these methodologies may also be used to track the efficacy of a therapeutic regime. Essentially, one can take a baseline value for the CT7 protein, using any of the assays discussed supra, administer a given therapeutic agent, and then monitor levels of the protein thereafter, observing changes in CT7 levels as indicia of the efficacy of the regime.

As was indicated supra, the invention involves, inter alia, the recognition of an “integrated” immune response to the CT7 molecule. One ramification of this is the ability to monitor the course of cancer therapy. In this method, which is a part of the invention, a subject in need of the therapy receives a vaccination of a type described herein. Such a vaccination results, e.g., in a T cell response against cells presenting HLA/peptide complexes on their cells. The response also includes an antibody response, possibly a result of the release of antibody provoking proteins via the lysis of cells by the T cells. Hence, one can monitor the effect of a vaccine, by monitoring an antibody response. As is indicated, supra, an increase in antibody titer may be taken as an indicia of progress with a vaccine, and vice versa. Hence, a further aspect of the invention is a method for monitoring efficacy of a vaccine, following administration thereof, by determining levels of antibodies in the subject which are specific for the vaccine itself, or a large molecules of which the vaccine is a part.

The identification of CT7 proteins as being implicated in pathological conditions such as cancer also suggests a number of therapeutic approaches in addition to those discussed supra. The experiments set forth supra establish that antibodies are produced in response to expression of the protein. Hence, a further embodiment of the invention is the treatment of conditions which are characterized by aberrant or abnormal levels of CT-7 proteins, via administration of antibodies, such as humanized antibodies, antibody fragments, and so forth. These may be tagged or labelled with appropriate cystostatic or cytotoxic reagents.

T cells may also be administered. It is to be noted that the T cells may be elicited in vitro using immune responsive cells such as dendritic cells, lymphocytes, or any other immune responsive cells, and then reperfused into the subject being treated.

Note that the generation of T cells and/or antibodies can also be accomplished by administering cells, preferably treated to be rendered non-proliferative, which present relevant T cell or B cell epitopes for response, such as the epitopes discussed supra.

The therapeutic approaches may also include antisense therapies, wherein an antisense molecule, preferably from 10 to 100 nucleotides in length, is administered to the subject either “neat” or in a carrier, such as a liposome, to facilitate incorporation into a cell, followed by inhibition of expression of the protein. Such antisense sequences may also be incorporated into appropriate vaccines, such as in viral vectors (e.g., Vaccinia), bacterial constructs, such as variants of the known BCG vaccine, and so forth.

Also apart of the inventions are peptides, such as those set forth in FIG. 1, and those which have as a core sequence

PQSPLQI (SEQ ID NO:3).

These peptides may be used therapeutically, via administration to a patient who expresses CT7 in connection with a pathology, as well as diagnostically. i.e., to determine if relevant antibodies are present and so forth.

The terms and expression which have been employed are used as terms of description and not of limitation, and there is no intention in the use of such terms and expression of excluding any equivalents of the features shown and described or portions thereof, it being recognized that various modifications are possible within the scope of the invention.

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tgagggtttt ccccagtctc ctctccagat tcctggaagc ccctccttct cc #tccacttt   1440 actgagtctt ttccagagtt cccctgagag aactcacagt acttttgagg gt #tttcccca   1500 gtctcctctc cagattccta tgacctcctc cttctcctct actttattga gt #attttaca   1560 gagttctcct gagagtgctc aaagtgcttt tgagggtttt ccccagtctc ct #ctccagat   1620 tcctgtgagc tcctctttct cctacacttt attgagtctt ttccagagtt cc #cctgagag   1680 aactcacagt acttttgagg gttttcccca gtctcctctc cagattcctg tg #agctcctc   1740 ctcctcctcc tccactttat tgagtctttt ccagagttcc cctgagtgta ct #caaagtac   1800 ttttgagggt tttccccagt ctcctctcca gattcctcag agtcctcctg aa #ggggagaa   1860 tacccattct cctctccaga ttgttccaag tcttcctgag tgggaggact cc #ctgtctcc   1920 tcactacttt cctcagagcc ctcctcaggg ggaggactcc ctatctcctc ac #tactttcc   1980 tcagagccct cctcaggggg aggactccct gtctcctcac tactttcctc ag #agccctca   2040 gggggaggac tccctgtctc ctcactactt tcctcagagc cctcctcagg gg #gaggactc   2100 catgtctcct ctctactttc ctcagagtcc tcttcagggg gaggaattcc ag #tcttctct   2160 ccagagccct gtgagcatct gctcctcctc cactccatcc agtcttcccc ag #agtttccc   2220 tgagagttct cagagtcctc ctgaggggcc tgtccagtct cctctccata gt #cctcagag   2280 ccctcctgag gggatgcact cccaatctcc tctccagagt cctgagagtg ct #cctgaggg   2340 ggaggattcc ctgtctcctc tccaaattcc tcagagtcct cttgagggag ag #gactccct   2400 gtcttctctc cattttcctc agagtcctcc tgagtgggag gactccctct ct #cctctcca   2460 ctttcctcag tttcctcctc agggggagga cttccagtct tctctccaga gt #cctgtgag   2520 tatctgctcc tcctccactt ctttgagtct tccccagagt ttccctgaga gt #cctcagag   2580 tcctcctgag gggcctgctc agtctcctct ccagagacct gtcagctcct tc #ttctccta   2640 cactttagcg agtcttctcc aaagttccca tgagagtcct cagagtcctc ct #gaggggcc   2700 tgcccagtct cctctccaga gtcctgtgag ctccttcccc tcctccactt ca #tcgagtct   2760 ttcccagagt tctcctgtga gctccttccc ctcctccact tcatcgagtc tt #tccaagag   2820 ttcccctgag agtcctctcc agagtcctgt gatctccttc tcctcctcca ct #tcattgag   2880 cccattcagt gaagagtcca gcagcccagt agatgaatat acaagttcct ca #gacacctt   2940 gctagagagt gattccttga cagacagcga gtccttgata gagagcgagc cc #ttgttcac   3000 ttatacactg gatgaaaagg tggacgagtt ggcgcggttt cttctcctca aa #tatcaagt   3060 gaagcagcct atcacaaagg cagagatgct gacgaatgtc atcagcaggt ac #acgggcta   3120 ctttcctgtg atcttcagga aagcccgtga gttcatagag atactttttg gc #atttccct   3180 gagagaagtg gaccctgatg actcctatgt ctttgtaaac acattagacc tc #acctctga   3240 ggggtgtctg agtgatgagc agggcatgtc ccagaaccgc ctcctgattc tt #attctgag   3300 tatcatcttc ataaagggca cctatgcctc tgaggaggtc atctgggatg tg #ctgagtgg   3360 aataggggtg cgtgctggga gggagcactt tgcctttggg gagcccaggg ag #ctcctcac   3420 taaagtttgg gtgcaggaac attacctaga gtaccgggag gtgcccaact ct #tctcctcc   3480 tcgttacgaa ttcctgtggg gtccaagagc tcattcagaa gtcattaaga gg #aaagtagt   3540 agagtttttg gccatgctaa agaataccgt ccctattacc tttccatcct ct #tacaagga   3600 tgctttgaaa gatgtggaag agagagccca ggccataatt gacaccacag at #gattcgac   3660 tgccacagaa agtgcaagct ccagtgtcat gtcccccagc ttctcttctg ag #tgaagtct   3720 agggcagatt cttccctctg agtttgaagg gggcagtcga gtttctacgt gg #tggagggc   3780 ctggttgagg ctggagagaa cacagtgcta tttgcatttc tgttccatat gg #gtagttat   3840 ggggtttacc tgttttactt ttgggtattt ttcaaatgct tttcctatta at #aacaggtt   3900 taaatagctt cagaatccta gtttatgcac atgagtcgca catgtattgc tg #tttttctg   3960 gtttaagagt aacagtttga tattttgtaa aaacaaaaac acacccaaac ac #accacatt   4020 gggaaaacct tctgcctcat tttgtgatgt gtcacaggtt aatgtggtgt ta #ctgtagga   4080 attttcttga aactgtgaag gaactctgca gttaaatagt ggaataaagt aa #aggattgt   4140 taatgtttgc atttcctcag gtcctttagt ctgttgttct tgaaaactaa ag #atacatac   4200 ctggtttgct tggcttacgt aagaaagtcg aagaaagtaa actgtaataa at #aaaagtgt   4260 cagtg                  #                   #                   #          4265 <210> SEQ ID NO 2 <211> LENGTH: 1142 <212> TYPE: PRT <213> ORGANISM: Homo sapiens <220> FEATURE: <400> SEQUENCE: 2 Met Gly Asp Lys Asp Met Pro Thr Ala Gly Me #t Pro Ser Leu Leu Gln                  5  #                 10  #                 15 Ser Ser Ser Glu Ser Pro Gln Ser Cys Pro Gl #u Gly Glu Asp Ser Gln             20       #            25       #            30 Ser Pro Leu Gln Ile Pro Gln Ser Ser Pro Gl #u Ser Asp Asp Thr Leu         35           #        40           #        45 Tyr Pro Leu Gln Ser Pro Gln Ser Arg Ser Gl #u Gly Glu Asp Ser Ser     50               #    55               #    60 Asp Pro Leu Gln Arg Pro Pro Glu Gly Lys As #p Ser Gln Ser Pro Leu 65                   #70                   #75                   # 80 Gln Ile Pro Gln Ser Ser Pro Glu Gly Asp As #p Thr Gln Ser Pro Leu                 85   #                90   #                95 Gln Asn Ser Gln Ser Ser Pro Glu Gly Lys As #p Ser Leu Ser Pro Leu             100       #           105       #           110 Glu Ile Ser Gln Ser Pro Pro Glu Gly Glu As #p Val Gln Ser Pro Leu         115           #       120           #       125 Gln Asn Pro Ala Ser Ser Phe Phe Ser Ser Al #a Leu Leu Ser Ile Phe     130               #   135               #   140 Gln Ser Ser Pro Glu Ser Ile Gln Ser Pro Ph #e Glu Gly Phe Pro Gln 145                 1 #50                 1 #55                 1 #60 Ser Val Leu Gln Ile Pro Val Ser Ala Ala Se #r Ser Ser Thr Leu Val                 165   #               170   #               175 Ser Ile Phe Gln Ser Ser Pro Glu Ser Thr Gl #n Ser Pro Phe Glu Gly             180       #           185       #           190 Phe Pro Gln Ser Pro Leu Gln Ile Pro Val Se #r Arg Ser Phe Ser Ser         195           #       200           #       205 Thr Leu Leu Ser Ile Phe Gln Ser Ser Pro Gl #u Arg Ser Gln Arg Thr     210               #   215               #   220 Ser Glu Gly Phe Ala Gln Ser Pro Leu Gln Il #e Pro Val Ser Ser Ser 225                 2 #30                 2 #35                 2 #40 Ser Ser Ser Thr Leu Leu Ser Leu Phe Gln Se #r Ser Pro Glu Arg Thr                 245   #               250   #               255 Gln Ser Thr Phe Glu Gly Phe Pro Gln Ser Pr #o Leu Gln Ile Pro Val             260       #           265       #           270 Ser Arg Ser Phe Ser Ser Thr Leu Leu Ser Il #e Phe Gln Ser Ser Pro         275           #       280           #       285 Glu Arg Thr Gln Ser Thr Phe Glu Gly Phe Al #a Gln Ser Pro Leu Gln     290               #   295               #   300 Ile Pro Val Ser Pro Ser Phe Ser Ser Thr Le #u Val Ser Ile Phe Gln 305                 3 #10                 3 #15                 3 #20 Ser Ser Pro Glu Arg Thr Gln Ser Thr Phe Gl #u Gly Phe Pro Gln Ser                 325   #               330   #               335 Pro Leu Gln Ile Pro Val Ser Ser Ser Phe Se #r Ser Thr Leu Leu Ser             340       #           345       #           350 Leu Phe Gln Ser Ser Pro Glu Arg Thr Gln Se #r Thr Phe Glu Gly Phe         355           #       360           #       365 Pro Gln Ser Pro Leu Gln Ile Pro Gly Ser Pr #o Ser Phe Ser Ser Thr     370               #   375               #   380 Leu Leu Ser Leu Phe Gln Ser Ser Pro Glu Ar #g Thr His Ser Thr Phe 385                 3 #90                 3 #95                 4 #00 Glu Gly Phe Pro Gln Ser Pro Leu Gln Ile Pr #o Met Thr Ser Ser Phe                 405   #               410   #               415 Ser Ser Thr Leu Leu Ser Ile Leu Gln Ser Se #r Pro Glu Ser Ala Gln             420       #           425       #           430 Ser Ala Phe Glu Gly Phe Pro Gln Ser Pro Le #u Gln Ile Pro Val Ser         435           #       440           #       445 Ser Ser Phe Ser Tyr Thr Leu Leu Ser Leu Ph #e Gln Ser Ser Pro Glu     450               #   455               #   460 Arg Thr His Ser Thr Phe Glu Gly Phe Pro Gl #n Ser Pro Leu Gln Ile 465                 4 #70                 4 #75                 4 #80 Pro Val Ser Ser Ser Ser Ser Ser Ser Thr Le #u Leu Ser Leu Phe Gln                 485   #               490   #               495 Ser Ser Pro Glu Cys Thr Gln Ser Thr Phe Gl #u Gly Phe Pro Gln Ser             500       #           505       #           510 Pro Leu Gln Ile Pro Gln Ser Pro Pro Glu Gl #y Glu Asn Thr His Ser         515           #       520           #       525 Pro Leu Gln Ile Val Pro Ser Leu Pro Glu Tr #p Glu Asp Ser Leu Ser     530               #   535               #   540 Pro His Tyr Phe Pro Gln Ser Pro Pro Gln Gl #y Glu Asp Ser Leu Ser 545                 5 #50                 5 #55                 5 #60 Pro His Tyr Phe Pro Gln Ser Pro Pro Gln Gl #y Glu Asp Ser Leu Ser                 565   #               570   #               575 Pro His Tyr Phe Pro Gln Ser Pro Gln Gly Gl #u Asp Ser Leu Ser Pro             580       #           585       #           590 His Tyr Phe Pro Gln Ser Pro Pro Gln Gly Gl #u Asp Ser Met Ser Pro         595           #       600           #       605 Leu Tyr Phe Pro Gln Ser Pro Leu Gln Gly Gl #u Glu Phe Gln Ser Ser     610               #   615               #   620 Leu Gln Ser Pro Val Ser Ile Cys Ser Ser Se #r Thr Pro Ser Ser Leu 625                 6 #30                 6 #35                 6 #40 Pro Gln Ser Phe Pro Glu Ser Ser Gln Ser Pr #o Pro Glu Gly Pro Val                 645   #               650   #               655 Gln Ser Pro Leu His Ser Pro Gln Ser Pro Pr #o Glu Gly Met His Ser             660       #           665       #           670 Gln Ser Pro Leu Gln Ser Pro Glu Ser Ala Pr #o Glu Gly Glu Asp Ser         675           #       680           #       685 Leu Ser Pro Leu Gln Ile Pro Gln Ser Pro Le #u Glu Gly Glu Asp Ser     690               #   695               #   700 Leu Ser Ser Leu His Phe Pro Gln Ser Pro Pr #o Glu Trp Glu Asp Ser 705                 7 #10                 7 #15                 7 #20 Leu Ser Pro Leu His Phe Pro Gln Phe Pro Pr #o Gln Gly Glu Asp Phe                 725   #               730   #               735 Gln Ser Ser Leu Gln Ser Pro Val Ser Ile Cy #s Ser Ser Ser Thr Ser             740       #           745       #           750 Leu Ser Leu Pro Gln Ser Phe Pro Glu Ser Pr #o Gln Ser Pro Pro Glu         755           #       760           #       765 Gly Pro Ala Gln Ser Pro Leu Gln Arg Pro Va #l Ser Ser Phe Phe Ser     770               #   775               #   780 Tyr Thr Leu Ala Ser Leu Leu Gln Ser Ser Hi #s Glu Ser Pro Gln Ser 785                 7 #90                 7 #95                 8 #00 Pro Pro Glu Gly Pro Ala Gln Ser Pro Leu Gl #n Ser Pro Val Ser Ser                 805   #               810   #               815 Phe Pro Ser Ser Thr Ser Ser Ser Leu Ser Gl #n Ser Ser Pro Val Ser             820       #           825       #           830 Ser Phe Pro Ser Ser Thr Ser Ser Ser Leu Se #r Lys Ser Ser Pro Glu         835           #       840           #       845 Ser Pro Leu Gln Ser Pro Val Ile Ser Phe Se #r Ser Ser Thr Ser Leu     850               #   855               #   860 Ser Pro Phe Ser Glu Glu Ser Ser Ser Pro Va #l Asp Glu Tyr Thr Ser 865                 8 #70                 8 #75                 8 #80 Ser Ser Asp Thr Leu Leu Glu Ser Asp Ser Le #u Thr Asp Ser Glu Ser                 885   #               890   #               895 Leu Ile Glu Ser Glu Pro Leu Phe Thr Tyr Th #r Leu Asp Glu Lys Val             900       #           905       #           910 Asp Glu Leu Ala Arg Phe Leu Leu Leu Lys Ty #r Gln Val Lys Gln Pro         915           #       920           #       925 Ile Thr Lys Ala Glu Met Leu Thr Asn Val Il #e Ser Arg Tyr Thr Gly     930               #   935               #   940 Tyr Phe Pro Val Ile Phe Arg Lys Ala Arg Gl #u Phe Ile Glu Ile Leu 945                 9 #50                 9 #55                 9 #60 Phe Gly Ile Ser Leu Arg Glu Val Asp Pro As #p Asp Ser Tyr Val Phe                 965   #               970   #               975 Val Asn Thr Leu Asp Leu Thr Ser Glu Gly Cy #s Leu Ser Asp Glu Gln             980       #           985       #           990 Gly Met Ser Gln Asn Arg Leu Leu Ile Leu Il #e Leu Ser Ile Ile Phe         995           #       1000           #     1005 Ile Lys Gly Thr Tyr Ala Ser Glu Glu Val Il #e Trp Asp Val Leu Ser     1010              #   1015               #  1020 Gly Ile Gly Val Arg Ala Gly Arg Glu His Ph #e Ala Phe Gly Glu Pro 1025                1030 #                1035  #               1040 Arg Glu Leu Leu Thr Lys Val Trp Val Gln Gl #u His Tyr Leu Glu Tyr                 1045  #               1050   #              1055 Arg Glu Val Pro Asn Ser Ser Pro Pro Arg Ty #r Glu Phe Leu Trp Gly             1060      #           1065       #          1070 Pro Arg Ala His Ser Glu Val Ile Lys Arg Ly #s Val Val Glu Phe Leu         1075          #       1080           #      1085 Ala Met Leu Lys Asn Thr Val Pro Ile Thr Ph #e Pro Ser Ser Tyr Lys     1090              #   1095               #  1100 Asp Ala Leu Lys Asp Val Glu Glu Arg Ala Gl #n Ala Ile Ile Asp Thr 1105                1110 #                1115  #               1120 Thr Asp Asp Ser Thr Ala Thr Glu Ser Ala Se #r Ser Ser Val Met Ser                 1125  #               1130   #              1135 Pro Ser Phe Ser Ser Glu             1140 <210> SEQ ID NO 3 <211> LENGTH: 7 <212> TYPE: PRT <213> ORGANISM: Homo sapiens <220> FEATURE: <400> SEQUENCE: 3 Pro Gln Ser Pro Leu Gln Ile  1               5 <210> SEQ ID NO 4 <211> LENGTH: 4159 <212> TYPE: DNA <213> ORGANISM: Homo sapiens <220> FEATURE: <400> SEQUENCE: 4 ggtggatgcg tttgggttgt agctaggctt tttcttttct ttctctttta aa #acacatct     60 agacaaggaa aaaacaagcc tcggatctga tttttcactc ctcgttcttg tg #cttggttc    120 ttactgtgtt tgtgtatttt aaaggcgaga agacgagggg aacaaaacca gc #tggatcca    180 tccatcaccg tgggtggttt taatttttcg ttttttctcg ttattttttt tt #aaacaacc    240 actcttcaca atgaacaaac tgtatatcgg aaacctcagc gagaacgccg cc #ccctcgga    300 cctagaaagt atcttcaagg acgccaagat cccggtgtcg ggacccttcc tg #gtgaagac    360 tggctacgcg ttcgtggact gcccggacga gagctgggcc ctcaaggcca tc #gaggcgct    420 ttcaggtaaa atagaactgc acgggaaacc catagaagtt gagcactcgg tc #ccaaaaag    480 gcaaaggatt cggaaacttc agatacgaaa tatcccgcct catttacagt gg #gaggtgct    540 ggatagttta ctagtccagt atggagtggt ggagagctgt gagcaagtga ac #actgactc    600 ggaaactgca gttgtaaatg taacctattc cagtaaggac caagctagac aa #gcactaga    660 caaactgaat ggatttcagt tagagaattt caccttgaaa gtagcctata tc #cctgatga    720 aatggccgcc cagcaaaacc ccttgcagca gccccgaggt cgccgggggc tt #gggcagag    780 gggctcctca aggcaggggt ctccaggatc cgtatccaag cagaaaccat gt #gatttgcc    840 tctgcgcctg ctggttccca cccaatttgt tggagccatc ataggaaaag aa #ggtgccac    900 cattcggaac atcaccaaac agacccagtc taaaatcgat gtccaccgta aa #gaaaatgc    960 gggggctgct gagaagtcga ttactatcct ctctactcct gaaggcacct ct #gcggcttg   1020 taagtctatt ctggagatta tgcataagga agctcaagat ataaaattca ca #gaagagat   1080 ccccttgaag attttagctc ataataactt tgttggacgt cttattggta aa #gaaggaag   1140 aaatcttaaa aaaattgagc aagacacaga cactaaaatc acgatatctc ca #ttgcagga   1200 attgacgctg tataatccag aacgcactat tacagttaaa ggcaatgttg ag #acatgtgc   1260 caaagctgag gaggagatca tgaagaaaat cagggagtct tatgaaaatg at #attgcttc   1320 tatgaatctt caagcacatt taattcctgg attaaatctg aacgccttgg gt #ctgttccc   1380 acccacttca gggatgccac ctcccacctc agggccccct tcagccatga ct #cctcccta   1440 cccgcagttt gagcaatcag aaacggagac tgttcatcag tttatcccag ct #ctatcagt   1500 cggtgccatc atcggcaagc agggccagca catcaagcag ctttctcgct tt #gctggagc   1560 ttcaattaag attgctccag cggaagcacc agatgctaaa gtgaggatgg tg #attatcac   1620 tggaccacca gaggctcagt tcaaggctca gggaagaatt tatggaaaaa tt #aaagaaga   1680 aaactttgtt agtcctaaag aagaggtgaa acttgaagct catatcagag tg #ccatcctt   1740 tgctgctggc agagttattg gaaaaggagg caaaacggtg aatgaacttc ag #aatttgtc   1800 aagtgcagaa gttgttgtcc ctcgtgacca gacacctgat gagaatgacc aa #gtggttgt   1860 caaaataact ggtcacttct atgcttgcca ggttgcccag agaaaaattc ag #gaaattct   1920 gactcaggta aagcagcacc aacaacagaa ggctctgcaa agtggaccac ct #cagtcaag   1980 acggaagtaa aggctcagga aacagcccac cacagaggca gatgccaaac ca #aagacaga   2040 ttgcttaacc aacagatggg cgctgacccc ctatccagaa tcacatgcac aa #gtttttac   2100 ctagccagtt gtttctgagg accaggcaac ttttgaactc ctgtctctgt ga #gaatgtat   2160 actttatgct ctctgaaatg tatgacaccc agctttaaaa caaacaaaca aa #caaacaaa   2220 aaaagggtgg gggagggagg gaaagagaag agctctgcac ttccctttgt tg #tagtctca   2280 cagtataaca gatattctaa ttcttcttaa tattccccca taatgccaga aa #ttggctta   2340 atgatgcttt cactaaattc atcaaataga ttgctcctaa atccaattgt ta #aaattgga   2400 tcagaataat tatcacagga acttaaatgt taagccatta gcatagaaaa ac #tgttctca   2460 gttttatttt tacctaacac taacatgagt aacctaaggg aagtgctgaa tg #gtgttggc   2520 aggggtatta aacgtgcatt tttactcaac tacctcaggt attcagtaat ac #aatgaaaa   2580 gcaaaattgt tccttttttt tgaaaatttt atatacttta taatgataga ag #tccaaccg   2640 ttttttaaaa aataaattta aaatttaaca gcaatcagct aacaggcaaa tt #aagatttt   2700 tacttctggc tggtgacagt aaagctggaa aattaatttc agggtttttt ga #ggcttttg   2760 acacagttat tagttaaatc aaatgttcaa aaatacggag cagtgcctag ta #tctggaga   2820 gcagcactac catttattct ttcatttata gttgggaaag tttttgacgg ta #ctaacaaa   2880 gtggtcgcag gagattttgg aacggctggt ttaaatggct tcaggagact tc #agtttttt   2940 gtttagctac atgattgaat gcataataaa tgctttgtgc ttctgactat ca #atacctaa   3000 agaaagtgca tcagtgaaga gatgcaagac tttcaactga ctggcaaaaa gc #aagcttta   3060 gcttgtctta taggatgctt agtttgccac tacacttcag accaatggga ca #gtcataga   3120 tggtgtgaca gtgtttaaac gcaacaaaag gctacatttc catggggcca gc #actgtcat   3180 gagcctcact aagctatttt gaagattttt aagcactgat aaattaaaaa aa #aaaaaaaa   3240 aaattagact ccaccttaag tagtaaagta taacaggatt tctgtatact gt #gcaatcag   3300 ttctttgaaa aaaaagtcaa aagatagaga atacaagaaa agttttnggg at #ataatttg   3360 aatgactgtg aaaacatatg acctttgata acgaactcat ttgctcactc ct #tgacagca   3420 aagcccagta cgtacaattg tgttgggtgt gggtggtctc caaggccacg ct #gctctctg   3480 aattgatttt ttgagttttg gnttgnaaga tgatcacagn catgttacac tg #atcttnaa   3540 ggacatatnt tataaccctt taaaaaaaaa atcccctgcc tcattcttat tt #cgagatga   3600 atttcgatac agactagatg tctttctgaa gatcaattag acattntgaa aa #tgatttaa   3660 agtgttttcc ttaatgttct ctgaaaacaa gtttcttttg tagttttaac ca #aaaaagtg   3720 ccctttttgt cactggtttc tcctagcatt catgattttt ttttcacaca at #gaattaaa   3780 attgctaaaa tcatggactg gctttctggt tggatttcag gtaagatgtg tt #taaggcca   3840 gagcttttct cagtatttga tttttttccc caatatttga ttttttaaaa at #atacacat   3900 aggagctgca tttaaaacct gctggtttaa attctgtcan atttcacttc ta #gcctttta   3960 gtatggcnaa tcanaattta cttttactta agcatttgta atttggagta tc #tggtacta   4020 gctaagaaat aattcnataa ttgagttttg tactcnccaa anatgggtca tt #cctcatgn   4080 ataatgtncc cccaatgcag cttcattttc caganacctt gacgcaggat aa #attttttc   4140 atcatttagg tccccaaaa              #                   #                 415 #9 <210> SEQ ID NO 5 <211> LENGTH: 1708 <212> TYPE: DNA <213> ORGANISM: Homo sapiens <220> FEATURE: <400> SEQUENCE: 5 agggacgctg ccgcaccgcc ccagtttacc ccggggagcc atcatgaagc tg #aatggcca     60 ccagttggag aaccatgccc tgaaggtctc ctacatcccc gatgagcaga ta #gcacaggg    120 acctgagaat gggcgccgag ggggctttgg ctctcggggt cagccccgcc ag #ggctcacc    180 tgtggcagcg ggggccccag ccaagcagca gcaagtggac atcccccttc gg #ctcctggt    240 gcccacccag tatgtgggtg ccattattgg caaggagggg gccaccatcc gc #aacatcac    300 aaaacagacc cagtccaaga tagacgtgca taggaaggag aacgcaggtg ca #gctgaaaa    360 agccatcagt gtgcactcca cccctgaggg ctgctcctcc gcttgtaaga tg #atcttgga    420 gattatgcat aaagaggcta aggacaccaa aacggctgac gaggttcccc tg #aagatcct    480 ggcccataat aactttgtag ggcgtctcat tggcaaggaa ggacggaacc tg #aagaaggt    540 agagcaagat accgagacaa aaatcaccat ctcctcgttg caagacctta cc #ctttacaa    600 ccctgagagg accatcactg tgaagggggc catcgagaat tgttgcaggg cc #gagcagga    660 aataatgaag aaagttcggg aggcctatga gaatgatgtg gctgccatga gc #tctcacct    720 gatccctggc ctgaacctgg ctgctgtagg tcttttccca gcttcatcca gc #gcagtccc    780 gccgcctccc agcagcgtta ctggggctgc tccctatagc tcctttatgc ag #gctcccga    840 gcaggagatg gtgcaggtgt ttatccccgc ccaggcagtg ggcgccatca tc #ggcaagaa    900 ggggcagcac atcaaacagc tctcccggtt tgccagcgcc tccatcaaga tt #gcaccacc    960 cgaaacacct gactccaaag ttcgtatggt tatcatcact ggaccgccag ag #gcccaatt   1020 caaggctcag ggaagaatct atggcaaact caaggaggag aacttctttg gt #cccaagga   1080 ggaagtgaag ctggagaccc acatacgtgt gccagcatca gcagctggcc gg #gtcattgg   1140 caaaggtgga aaaacggtga acgagttgca gaatttgacg gcagctgagg tg #gtagtacc   1200 aagagaccag acccctgatg agaacgacca ggtcatcgtg aaaatcatcg ga #catttcta   1260 tgccagtcag atggctcaac ggaagatccg agacatcctg gcccaggtta ag #cagcagca   1320 tcagaaggga cagagtaacc aggcccaggc acggaggaag tgaccagccc ct #ccctgtcc   1380 cttngagtcc aggacaacaa cgggcagaaa tcgagagtgt gctctccccg gc #aggcctga   1440 gaatgagtgg gaatccggga cacntgggcc gggctgtaga tcaggtttgc cc #acttgatt   1500 gagaaagatg ttccagtgag gaaccctgat ctntcagccc caaacaccca cc #caattggc   1560 ccaacactgt ntgcccctcg gggtgtcaga aattntagcg caaggcactt tt #aaacgtgg   1620 attgtttaaa gaagctctcc aggccccacc aagagggtgg atcacacctc ag #tgggaaga   1680 aaaataaaat ttccttcagg ttttaaaa          #                   #           1708 <210> SEQ ID NO 6 <211> LENGTH: 3412 <212> TYPE: DNA <213> ORGANISM: Homo sapiens <220> FEATURE: <400> SEQUENCE: 6 ggcagcggag gaggcgagga gcgccgggta ccgggccggg ggagccgcgg gc #tctcgggg     60 aagagacgga tgatgaacaa gctttacatc gggaacctga gccccgccgt ca #ccgccgac    120 gacctccggc agctctttgg ggacaggaag ctgcccctgg cgggacaggt cc #tgctgaag    180 tccggctacg ccttcgtgga ctaccccgac cagaactggg ccatccgcgc ca #tcgagacc    240 ctctcgggta aagtggaatt gcatgggaaa atcatggaag ttgattactc ag #tctctaaa    300 aagctaagga gcaggaaaat tcagattcga aacatccctc ctcacctgca gt #gggaggtg    360 ttggatggac ttttggctca atatgggaca gtggagaatg tggaacaagt ca #acacagac    420 acagaaaccg ccgttgtcaa cgtcacatat gcaacaagag aagaagcaaa aa #tagccatg    480 gagaagctaa gcgggcatca gtttgagaac tactccttca agatttccta ca #tcccggat    540 gaagaggtga gctccccttc gccccctcag cgagcccagc gtggggacca ct #cttcccgg    600 gagcaaggcc acgcccctgg gggcacttct caggccagac agattgattt cc #cgctgcgg    660 atcctggtcc ccacccagtt tgttggtgcc atcatcggaa aggagggctt ga #ccataaag    720 aacatcacta agcagaccca gtcccgggta gatatccata gaaaagagaa ct #ctggagct    780 gcagagaagc ctgtcaccat ccatgccacc ccagagggga cttctgaagc at #gccgcatg    840 attcttgaaa tcatgcagaa agaggcagat gagaccaaac tagccgaaga ga #ttcctctg    900 aaaatcttgg cacacaatgg cttggttgga agactgattg gaaaagaagg ca #gaaatttg    960 aagaaaattg aacatgaaac agggaccaag ataacaatct catctttgca gg #atttgagc   1020 atatacaacc cggaaagaac catcactgtg aagggcacag ttgaggcctg tg #ccagtgct   1080 gagatagaga ttatgaagaa gctgcgtgag gcctttgaaa atgatatgct gg #ctgttaac   1140 caacaagcca atctgatccc agggttgaac ctcagcgcac ttggcatctt tt #caacagga   1200 ctgtccgtgc tatctccacc agcagggccc cgcggagctc cccccgctgc cc #cctaccac   1260 cccttcacta cccactccgg atacttctcc agcctgtacc cccatcacca gt #ttggcccg   1320 ttcccgcatc atcactctta tccagagcag gagattgtga atctcttcat cc #caacccag   1380 gctgtgggcg ccatcatcgg gaagaagggg gcacacatca aacagctggc ga #gattcgcc   1440 ggagcctcta tcaagattgc ccctgcggaa ggcccagacg tcagcgaaag ga #tggtcatc   1500 atcaccgggc caccggaagc ccagttcaag gcccagggac ggatctttgg ga #aactgaaa   1560 gaggaaaact tctttaaccc caaagaagaa gtgaagctgg aagcgcatat ca #gagtgccc   1620 tcttccacag ctggccgggt gattggcaaa ggtggcaaga ccgtgaacga ac #tgcagaac   1680 ttaaccagtg cagaagtcat cgtgcctcgt gaccaaacgc cagatgaaaa tg #aggaagtg   1740 atcgtcagaa ttatcgggca cttctttgct agccagactg cacagcgcaa ga #tcagggaa   1800 attgtacaac aggtgaagca gcaggagcag aaataccctc agggagtcgc ct #cacagcgc   1860 agcaagtgag gctcccacag gcaccagcaa aacaacggat gaatgtagcc ct #tccaacac   1920 ctgacagaat gagaccaaac gcagccagcc agatcgggag caaaccaaag ac #catctgag   1980 gaatgagaag tctgcggagg cggccaggga ctctgccgag gccctgagaa cc #ccaggggc   2040 cgaggagggg cggggaaggt cagccaggtt tgccagaacc accgagcccc gc #ctcccgcc   2100 ccccagggct tctgcaggct tcagccatcc acttcaccat ccactcggat ct #ctcctgaa   2160 ctcccacgac gctatccctt ttagttgaac taacataggt gaacgtgttc aa #agccaagc   2220 aaaatgcaca ccctttttct gtggcaaatc gtctctgtac atgtgtgtac at #attagaaa   2280 gggaagatgt taagatatgt ggcctgtggg ttacacaggg tgcctgcagc gg #taatatat   2340 tttagaaata atatatcaaa taactcaact aactccaatt tttaatcaat ta #ttaatttt   2400 tttttctttt taaagagaaa gcaggctttt ctagacttta aagaataaag tc #tttgggag   2460 gtctcacggt gtagagagga gctttgaggc cacccgcaca aaattcaccc ag #agggaaat   2520 ctcgtcggaa ggacactcac ggcagttctg gatcacctgt gtatgtcaac ag #aagggata   2580 ccgtctcctt gaagaggaaa ctctgtcact cctcatgcct gtctagctca ta #cacccatt   2640 tctctttgct tcacaggttt taaactggtt ttttgcatac tgctatataa tt #ctctgtct   2700 ctctctgttt atctctcccc tccctcccct ccccttcttc tccatctcca tt #cttttgaa   2760 tttcctcatc cctccatctc aatcccgtat ctacgcaccc cccccccccc ag #gcaaagca   2820 gtgctctgag tatcacatca cacaaaagga acaaaagcga aacacacaaa cc #agcctcaa   2880 cttacacttg gttactcaaa agaacaagag tcaatggtac ttgtcctagc gt #tttggaag   2940 aggaaaacag gaacccacca aaccaaccaa tcaaccaaac aaagaaaaaa tt #ccacaatg   3000 aaagaatgta ttttgtcttt ttgcattttg gtgtataagc catcaatatt ca #gcaaaatg   3060 attcctttct ttaaaaaaaa aaatgtggag gaaagtagaa atttaccaag gt #tgttggcc   3120 cagggcgtta aattcacaga tttttttaac gagaaaaaca cacagaagaa gc #tacctcag   3180 gtgtttttac ctcagcacct tgctcttgtg tttcccttag agattttgta aa #gctgatag   3240 ttggagcatt tttttatttt tttaataaaa atgagttgga aaaaaaataa ga #tatcaact   3300 gccagcctgg agaaggtgac agtccaagtg tgcaacagct gttctgaatt gt #cttccgct   3360 agccaagaac cnatatggcc ttcttttgga caaaccttga aaatgtttat tt #           3412 <210> SEQ ID NO 7 <211> LENGTH: 1946 <212> TYPE: DNA <213> ORGANISM: Homo sapiens <220> FEATURE: <400> SEQUENCE: 7 gctgtagcgg aggggctggg gggctgctct gtccccttcc ttgcgcgctg cg #gcctcagc     60 ccacccagag gccggggtgg gagggcgagt gctcagcttc ccgggttagg ag #ccggaaaa    120 ttcaaatccg aaatattcca ccccagctcc gatgggaagt actggacagc ct #gctggctc    180 agtatggtac agtagagaac tgtgagcaag tgaacaccga gagtgagacg gc #agtggtga    240 atgtcaccta ttccaaccgg gagcagacca ggcaagccat catgaagctg aa #tggccacc    300 agttggagaa ccatgccctg aaggtctcct acatccccga tgagcagata gc #acagggac    360 ctgagaatgg gcgccgaggg ggctttggct ctcggggtca gccccgccag gg #ctcacctg    420 tggcagcggg ggccccagcc aagcagcagc aagtggacat cccccttcgg ct #cctggtgc    480 ccacccagta tgtgggtgcc attattggca aggagggggc caccatccgc aa #catcacaa    540 aacagaccca gtccaagata gacgtgcata ggaaggagaa cgcaggtgca gc #tgaaaaag    600 ccatcagtgt gcactccacc cctgagggct gctcctccgc ttgtaagatg at #cttggaga    660 ttatgcataa agaggctaag gacaccaaaa cggctgacga ggttcccctg aa #gatcctgg    720 cccataataa ctttgtaggg cgtctcattg gcaaggaagg acggaacctg aa #gaaggtag    780 agcaagatac cgagacaaaa atcaccatct cctcgttgca agaccttacc ct #ttacaacc    840 ctgagaggac catcactgtg aagggggcca tcgagaattg ttgcagggcc ga #gcaggaaa    900 taatgaagaa agttcgggag gcctatgaga atgatgtggc tgccatgagc tc #tcacctga    960 tccctggcct gaacctggct gctgtaggtc ttttcccagc ttcatccagc gc #agtcccgc   1020 cgcctcccag cagcgttact ggggctgctc cctatagctc ctttatgcag gc #tcccgagc   1080 aggagatggt gcaggtgttt atccccgccc aggcagtggg cgccatcatc gg #caagaagg   1140 ggcagcacat caaacagctc tcccggtttg ccagcgcctc catcaagatt gc #accacccg   1200 aaacacctga ctccaaagtt cgtatggtta tcatcactgg accgccagag gc #ccaattca   1260 aggctcaggg aagaatctat ggcaaactca aggaggagaa cttctttggt cc #caaggagg   1320 aagtgaagct ggagacccac atacgtgtgc cagcatcagc agctggccgg gt #cattggca   1380 aaggtggaaa aacggtgaac gagttgcaga atttgacggc agctgaggtg gt #agtaccaa   1440 gagaccagac ccctgatgag aacgaccagg tcatcgtgaa aatcatcgga ca #tttctatg   1500 ccagtcagat ggctcaacgg aagatccgag acatcctggc ccaggttaag ca #gcagcatc   1560 agaagggaca gagtaaccag gcccaggcac ggaggaagtg accagcccct cc #ctgtccct   1620 tngagtccag gacaacaacg ggcagaaatc gagagtgtgc tctccccggc ag #gcctgaga   1680 atgagtggga atccgggaca cntgggccgg gctgtagatc aggtttgccc ac #ttgattga   1740 gaaagatgtt ccagtgagga accctgatct ntcagcccca aacacccacc ca #attggccc   1800 aacactgtnt gcccctcggg gtgtcagaaa ttntagcgca aggcactttt aa #acgtggat   1860 tgtttaaaga agctctccag gccccaccaa gagggtggat cacacctcag tg #ggaagaaa   1920 aataaaattt ccttcaggtt ttaaaa           #                   #            1946 <210> SEQ ID NO 8 <211> LENGTH: 3283 <212> TYPE: DNA <213> ORGANISM: Homo sapiens <220> FEATURE: <400> SEQUENCE: 8 ggcagcggag gaggcgagga gcgccgggta ccgggccggg ggagccgcgg gc #tctcgggg     60 aagagacgga tgatgaacaa gctttacatc gggaacctga gccccgccgt ca #ccgccgac    120 gacctccggc agctctttgg ggacaggaag ctgcccctgg cgggacaggt cc #tgctgaag    180 tccggctacg ccttcgtgga ctaccccgac cagaactggg ccatccgcgc ca #tcgagacc    240 ctctcgggta aagtggaatt gcatgggaaa atcatggaag ttgattactc ag #tctctaaa    300 aagctaagga gcaggaaaat tcagattcga aacatccctc ctcacctgca gt #gggaggtg    360 ttggatggac ttttggctca atatgggaca gtggagaatg tggaacaagt ca #acacagac    420 acagaaaccg ccgttgtcaa cgtcacatat gcaacaagag aagaagcaaa aa #tagccatg    480 gagaagctaa gcgggcatca gtttgagaac tactccttca agatttccta ca #tcccggat    540 gaagaggtga gctccccttc gccccctcag cgagcccagc gtggggacca ct #cttcccgg    600 gagcaaggcc acgcccctgg gggcacttct caggccagac agattgattt cc #cgctgcgg    660 atcctggtcc ccacccagtt tgttggtgcc atcatcggaa aggagggctt ga #ccataaag    720 aacatcacta agcagaccca gtcccgggta gatatccata gaaaagagaa ct #ctggagct    780 gcagagaagc ctgtcaccat ccatgccacc ccagagggga cttctgaagc at #gccgcatg    840 attcttgaaa tcatgcagaa agaggcagat gagaccaaac tagccgaaga ga #ttcctctg    900 aaaatcttgg cacacaatgg cttggttgga agactgattg gaaaagaagg ca #gaaatttg    960 aagaaaattg aacatgaaac agggaccaag ataacaatct catctttgca gg #atttgagc   1020 atatacaacc cggaaagaac catcactgtg aagggcacag ttgaggcctg tg #ccagtgct   1080 gagatagaga ttatgaagaa gctgcgtgag gcctttgaaa atgatatgct gg #ctgttaac   1140 acccactccg gatacttctc cagcctgtac ccccatcacc agtttggccc gt #tcccgcat   1200 catcactctt atccagagca ggagattgtg aatctcttca tcccaaccca gg #ctgtgggc   1260 gccatcatcg ggaagaaggg ggcacacatc aaacagctgg cgagattcgc cg #gagcctct   1320 atcaagattg cccctgcgga aggcccagac gtcagcgaaa ggatggtcat ca #tcaccggg   1380 ccaccggaag cccagttcaa ggcccaggga cggatctttg ggaaactgaa ag #aggaaaac   1440 ttctttaacc ccaaagaaga agtgaagctg gaagcgcata tcagagtgcc ct #cttccaca   1500 gctggccggg tgattggcaa aggtggcaag accgtgaacg aactgcagaa ct #taaccagt   1560 gcagaagtca tcgtgcctcg tgaccaaacg ccagatgaaa atgaggaagt ga #tcgtcaga   1620 attatcgggc acttctttgc tagccagact gcacagcgca agatcaggga aa #ttgtacaa   1680 caggtgaagc agcaggagca gaaataccct cagggagtcg cctcacagcg ca #gcaagtga   1740 ggctcccaca ggcaccagca aaacaacgga tgaatgtagc ccttccaaca cc #tgacagaa   1800 tgagaccaaa cgcagccagc cagatcggga gcaaaccaaa gaccatctga gg #aatgagaa   1860 gtctgcggag gcggccaggg actctgccga ggccctgaga accccagggg cc #gaggaggg   1920 gcggggaagg tcagccaggt ttgccagaac caccgagccc cgcctcccgc cc #cccagggc   1980 ttctgcaggc ttcagccatc cacttcacca tccactcgga tctctcctga ac #tcccacga   2040 cgctatccct tttagttgaa ctaacatagg tgaacgtgtt caaagccaag ca #aaatgcac   2100 accctttttc tgtggcaaat cgtctctgta catgtgtgta catattagaa ag #ggaagatg   2160 ttaagatatg tggcctgtgg gttacacagg gtgcctgcag cggtaatata tt #ttagaaat   2220 aatatatcaa ataactcaac taactccaat ttttaatcaa ttattaattt tt #ttttcttt   2280 ttaaagagaa agcaggcttt tctagacttt aaagaataaa gtctttggga gg #tctcacgg   2340 tgtagagagg agctttgagg ccacccgcac aaaattcacc cagagggaaa tc #tcgtcgga   2400 aggacactca cggcagttct ggatcacctg tgtatgtcaa cagaagggat ac #cgtctcct   2460 tgaagaggaa actctgtcac tcctcatgcc tgtctagctc atacacccat tt #ctctttgc   2520 ttcacaggtt ttaaactggt tttttgcata ctgctatata attctctgtc tc #tctctgtt   2580 tatctctccc ctccctcccc tccccttctt ctccatctcc attcttttga at #ttcctcat   2640 ccctccatct caatcccgta tctacgcacc cccccccccc caggcaaagc ag #tgctctga   2700 gtatcacatc acacaaaagg aacaaaagcg aaacacacaa accagcctca ac #ttacactt   2760 ggttactcaa aagaacaaga gtcaatggta cttgtcctag cgttttggaa ga #ggaaaaca   2820 ggaacccacc aaaccaacca atcaaccaaa caaagaaaaa attccacaat ga #aagaatgt   2880 attttgtctt tttgcatttt ggtgtataag ccatcaatat tcagcaaaat ga #ttcctttc   2940 tttaaaaaaa aaaatgtgga ggaaagtaga aatttaccaa ggttgttggc cc #agggcgtt   3000 aaattcacag atttttttaa cgagaaaaac acacagaaga agctacctca gg #tgttttta   3060 cctcagcacc ttgctcttgt gtttccctta gagattttgt aaagctgata gt #tggagcat   3120 ttttttattt ttttaataaa aatgagttgg aaaaaaaata agatatcaac tg #ccagcctg   3180 gagaaggtga cagtccaagt gtgcaacagc tgttctgaat tgtcttccgc ta #gccaagaa   3240 ccnatatggc cttcttttgg acaaaccttg aaaatgttta ttt     #                 328 #3 

We claim:
 1. Isolated cancer associated antigen comprising the amino acid sequence encoded by nucleotides 287-3714 of SEQ ID NO:
 1. 2. Immunogenic composition comprising the isolated antigen of claim 1, and a pharmaceutically acceptable adjuvant.
 3. The immunogenic composition of claim 2, wherein said adjuvant is a cytokine, a saponin, or GM-CSF. 